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The Herbertsmithite Hamiltonian: μSR measurements on single crystals

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Ofer, Oren; Keren, Amit; Brewer, Jess H.; Han, Tianheng; Lee, Young S.
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Abstract
We present transverse field muon spin rotation/relaxation measurements on single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite. We find that the spins are more easily polarized when the field is perpendicular to the kagome plane. We demonstrate that the difference in magnetization between the different directions cannot be accounted for by Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya-type interactions alone and that anisotropic axial interaction is present.
Date issued
2011-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76640
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Journal
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Citation
Ofer, Oren et al. “The Herbertsmithite Hamiltonian: μSR Measurements on Single Crystals.” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 23.16 (2011): 164207.
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0953-8984
1361-648X

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